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<blockquote data-quote="Gammadoodler" data-source="post: 9073848" data-attributes="member: 6914290"><a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Conditions.aspx?ID=33" target="_blank">Restrained Condition</a>Notes that you have the flat-footed (penalty to AC) and immobilized (no actions with the Move trait) conditions<a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Actions.aspx?ID=79" target="_blank">Escape action</a>&quot;Escape&quot; is a specific action in PF2e.It is an action with the &quot;Attack&quot; trait. It is distinct from &quot;Strike&quot; (which shares the Attack trait).When you are &quot;restrained&quot;, you cannot use a generic Strike. Some specific class or other abilities may allow otherwise and would say so in their descriptions.Interact is a type of action in Pf2e. It has the &quot;manipulate&quot; trait. When you are &quot;restrained&quot; you cannot take generic Interact actions.&nbsp; Some specific class or other abilities may allow otherwise and would say so in their descriptions.......So. You cannot Leap the Bowling Ball of Doom while Restrained. And you would need a specific class or other ability to use Interact or Strike as part of an Escape attempt.Typically your options while restrained are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">attempt to Escape using the Escape action or</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">use some other action that does not include the Move, Manipulate, or Attack traits. <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Actions.aspx" target="_blank">PF2e Actions</a></li>
</ul>A common option might be something like raising a shield.Being restrained is bad. It is also, in my experience at least, very uncommon (and often require actions on the part of the restrainor to maintain the condition)...............While I, personally, do not think this is particularly difficult to parse, it is a good example of Nested Conditions, which are an aspect of PF2e that I find both useful and frustrating at times.They are nice once you know them, since descriptions can reference more crunch in fewer words, but they are a pain if you don't, since you may have to work your way down the rabbit trails of condition effects, to understand what all is happening with a given effect or ability.Getting handy with the Archives of Nethys helps considerably in building familiarity with these, and Foundry does a good job of tracking most of them for you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gammadoodler, post: 9073848, member: 6914290"] [URL='https://2e.aonprd.com/Conditions.aspx?ID=33']Restrained Condition[/URL] Notes that you have the flat-footed (penalty to AC) and immobilized (no actions with the Move trait) conditions [URL='https://2e.aonprd.com/Actions.aspx?ID=79']Escape action[/URL] "Escape" is a specific action in PF2e. It is an action with the "Attack" trait. It is distinct from "Strike" (which shares the Attack trait). When you are "restrained", you cannot use a generic Strike. Some specific class or other abilities may allow otherwise and would say so in their descriptions. Interact is a type of action in Pf2e. It has the "manipulate" trait. When you are "restrained" you cannot take generic Interact actions. Some specific class or other abilities may allow otherwise and would say so in their descriptions. ...... So. You cannot Leap the Bowling Ball of Doom while Restrained. And you would need a specific class or other ability to use Interact or Strike as part of an Escape attempt. Typically your options while restrained are: [LIST] [*]attempt to Escape using the Escape action or [*]use some other action that does not include the Move, Manipulate, or Attack traits. [URL='https://2e.aonprd.com/Actions.aspx']PF2e Actions[/URL] [/LIST] A common option might be something like raising a shield. Being restrained is bad. It is also, in my experience at least, very uncommon (and often require actions on the part of the restrainor to maintain the condition). .............. While I, personally, do not think this is particularly difficult to parse, it is a good example of Nested Conditions, which are an aspect of PF2e that I find both useful and frustrating at times. They are nice once you know them, since descriptions can reference more crunch in fewer words, but they are a pain if you don't, since you may have to work your way down the rabbit trails of condition effects, to understand what all is happening with a given effect or ability. Getting handy with the Archives of Nethys helps considerably in building familiarity with these, and Foundry does a good job of tracking most of them for you. [/QUOTE]

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